A well intentioned rant about the current state of Advertising, with particular emphasis on Big Dumb Agencies (BDA's) Because, no matter how bad you think it is, it's actually a great deal worse!
"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill pail." George Orwell.

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car marketers from hell!

My good mate, Neil Christie, MD (That’s Major Domo in Britain) of W+K, London,
one of the best fucking agencies on the face of the planet, answers
my question about why on earth Honda would shift its account to the most
boringly banal agency in the world, McGarry Bowen. After looking at this TV
spot you have to wonder if there’s some kind of Japanese mind fucking going
on. A house turns into a tunnel, so you can “Do More New!” What?
Fucking what? And they must have paid millions for the Garrison Keeler voice
over. Does anyone in Britain know who the fuck the guy from Lake Woebegon is?
Maybe it’s just that car marketing people are stupidly fucking crazy, after
Chevy doing Commonwealth and Avis dumping
the best tag line ever, for “It’s your space.” Maybe it means you can do
more new in your space if you live in the Commonwealth. Fucked if I understand
it!

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car marketers from hell!

My good mate, Neil Christie, MD (That’s Major Domo in Britain) of W+K, London,
one of the best fucking agencies on the face of the planet, answers
my question about why on earth Honda would shift its account to the most
boringly banal agency in the world, McGarry Bowen. After looking at this TV
spot you have to wonder if there’s some kind of Japanese mind fucking going
on. A house turns into a tunnel, so you can “Do More New!” What?
Fucking what? And they must have paid millions for the Garrison Keeler voice
over. Does anyone in Britain know who the fuck the guy from Lake Woebegon is?
Maybe it’s just that car marketing people are stupidly fucking crazy, after
Chevy doing Commonwealth and Avis dumping
the best tag line ever, for “It’s your space.” Maybe it means you can do
more new in your space if you live in the Commonwealth. Fucked if I understand
it!